Dear all,

ADS and AHDS are pleased to invite you to a workshop in York on 23rd
June 2004 entitled:

A Beginner's Guide to Metadata
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/workshop/metadata04.html

The workshop will address the documentation of digital resources, with
particular focus on the needs of researchers and managers in the
cultural heritage and arts and humanities communities.

Documentation is becoming increasingly important in the digital world,
not just to aid resource discovery, but also to ensure the long term
viability of digital materials in a constantly changing environment.
This workshop will cover the use of different kinds of metadata, and why
such documentation is so important for the successful completion of any
digitisation project. Special emphasis will be given to the lessons that
can be learned from interdisciplinary research, and the challenges
involved in recording information relating to the historic environment.

Who should come?
This event will be of interest to all involved in the creation,
dissemination and use of digital resources for the arts and humanities
and historic environment, especially those preparing an application
funding for all types of digital project, and preparing digital archives

Outline Programme
The workshop will open with coffee and registrations at 1030, and begin
at 1100. A final programme will be presented on the day.

Topics will include
*Why metadata matters?
*Resource discovery
*Describing collections
*Documenting to preserve your data
*Terminology standards
*Creating your own metadata

Registration
There is a non-refundable registration fee of £30 per person, to include
lunch and refreshments. Students may register for a reduced rate of £15.
Places are limited. Please return your registration form to us by 9th
June. This form can be obtained from the link above.

If you have any queries or would like more details of the workshop, or
if you would prefer us to send you a registration form, please don't
hesitate to contact us.

And if you can't make it ...
If you can't make it to York on the 23rd June, you might be interested
in the metadata workshop being held in Glasgow on 19th May by our
partners in the AHDS Performing Arts. This workshop will have the same
speakers and cover similar topics, from the perspective of the
performing arts.

This event is being made possible with the support of ...
AHDS Performing Arts
UKOLN
English Heritage

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Dr William Kilbride
Assistant Director
Archaeology Data Service

Dept of Archaeology
University of York
England YO1 7EP, UK

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